Voting-machine.



PATENTED APR. 18, 1905.

W. GLENN. VOTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 10, 1902.

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VOTING MACHINE.

APPLIOATIOH IILED MAY 10, 1902.

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APPLICATION FILED MAY 10, 1902.

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PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM GLENN, OF MQUNT VERNON, IOWA.

VOTING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 787,373, dated April18, 1905. Application filed May 10,1902. Serial No. 106,668.

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Be it known that I, WILLIAM GLENN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Mount Vernonfin the county of Linn and State of Iowa, haveinvented certain new anduseful Improvements in Voting-Machines, of whichthe following is a specification. v

The object of this invention is to provide means whereby any voter mayexercise the complete right of suffrage, including all the variationsand combinations involved therein, limited only by the provisions oflaw.

The/invention consists generally in a machine so constructed as tosecure the results above specified, to lock itself against anyinanipulation which would produce an unlawful result, and tomechanically and successively register the votes as cast, as hereinafterclaimed. i

The full nature of the invention will appear from the description andclaims following, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,forming a part of this specification.-

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of a' machine embodying myinvention, the legs and the extremities of the main operating-lev'ersbeing broken away. Fig.2 is an end view as seen from the right of Fig.1'. .Fig. 3 is a detail showing parts of the entrancelever and itsconnections. Fig. 4 is a. similar view of the exit-lever. Fig. 5 is atop view of the machine. as in use. Fig. 6 is'a detail showing mechanismfor unlocking the machine and permitting the voter to vote a straightticket. Fig. 7 is an end view of the guide. for the ticket-selectingsleeve. Fig. 8 is an end view of the mechanism shown in Fig 6. F ig.

-9 is a fragmentary bottom view of the machine with the tabular portionremoved, showing the paper-roll for independent voting, the

classifying device, and portions of the locking-bars. Fig. 10 is afragmentary view in perspective showing the general arrangement of thevoting-slides, locking bars, and a pawl to engage the counter andrelated mechanism. Fig. 11 is a detail side view showing-one set ofvoting and locking mechanisms. Fig. 12 is a bottom view of avoting-slide. Fig. 13 is akey by which the slide is moved. Fig. 14:

is a side view in detail of the classifying dedesired number oflock-bars.

vice and the indepcndent-voting mechanism.

I Fig. 15 is a view of the classifier in perspective. Fig. 16 is as'ectioi'i showing means for engaging any one of the classifving bailswith an actuating rock-shaft. Fig. 17 is a detail view showing mechanismfor grouping any Figs. l8, l9, and 20 are respectively side, top, andsectional views of a counter for each camlidate.

This machine is designed to perform mechanically all the'functions possi.le in a voting-machine. These functions may be defined as follows: Thevoting and registering of straight party-tickets or split tickets, theyote of each person entitled to a vote being accurately registered andnone others; suitable provision for the casting of ballots independentlyof the. regular tickets; mechanical grouping of certain candidates -forexample, judges or electors and provision for the casting of a vote forany one or more individuals of such group. the machine. being lockedagainst duplication; the mechanical classilication of voterscorresponding to their particular rights of franchise at any election,so that any voter may only vote for candidates or questions to which heis entitled by law.

Referring now to the drawings, A is a rectangular frame, which is shownset horizontally on suitable supporting-legs A. In the case of machinesfor the larger political divisions (the State of New York, for example)it would be preferable to set the frame pcrpcm dicularly, so thatthewhole voting-table is within easy reach of the operator. At the sides ofthe frame are standards or supports A which carry the deck to which areattached the various tickets, the voting-slides, & c., to be hereinafterdescribed. The ends are closed by end pieces A and A at what forconvenience may be called the head and foot? f of the machine,respectively. The side standards also furnish bearings for vario us r.(-)ckshafts, bearings, levers, and Cl'OSS IOdS in the machine.

Across the top of the machine at inter wide enough to permit thenecessary ment of the voting'slides are attached plates B, provided withflanges B to take ticket cards or siips B and covering strips of glasssod vals

movesufficient to include all the party-tickets authorized by the lawinany case. On crossbars below these plates are mounted slides C, eachhavinga keyholeO in a'down-set middle portion C. stationary cross-stripsC", which serve both Only three of these are shown, though of course thenumber should in practice he Between these slides are,

as guides for the slides and wards for the l lying directly below thekeyhole, so that when the key is thrust down as far as it may go thepawl is lifted out of engagement with the counter-wheels E, which willbe more particularly described hereinafter. For convenience the slidesare numbered by adjacent numerals, as shown, in the top views of themachine.

()n a lower set of cross-bars F is mounted a series of slide-rods Frunning parallel with the voting-slides', but in different verticalplanes, that the slide-keys pass between said rods. The rods areprovided with lateral wings 1 beveled on the upper facestorthe easyadmission of the key. It is evident that when any rod is free to moveback and forth it may be moved by an adjacent key inserted from above.At the head end of the machine the rods are looped at F to take thecross-rod (i of one or more bails G. By this means any number of theslide-rods may be coupled, so that moving one moves all of the group.This is used where there is a p'lurality of candidates for one ofiice(electors, for example) and it becomes possible by means of it for avoter to vote for any one or more presidential electors on any one ormore tickets, regular or independent, but impossibl'e for him toduplicate, inasmuch as the splittingot' the 1ireviously-arrangedstraight ticket or scratching, as it is commonly called,

must be done alternatively, the vote for one 1 candidate beingrccallei-t before it is possible i to vote for another, as will be morefully ex- 5 plained hereinafter.

The grouping mechanism is clearly shown in Fig. 17 and comprises arock-shaft (i a thereon, and rods (l of suitable length to in elude asmany slide-rods as may he wanted in any group. inone group and two inanother, while one of the slide-rods is independent of both. Eachmachine is supposed to be provided with enough rods (l of variouslengths to meet the lt(]llil'(.llltllt5 of any election, and before theelection the judges would arral'ige the groups in the machine accordingto the' turned to a horizontal position.

H, withan upturned flange H to serve as a.

carrier for all the pawls D in any one row across the machine when thewing-plate is The nose of each pawl is extended at D", and this rides onthe flange when the pawl and voting-slide are pushed to the right. Thisadmits of the voting-slides being moved back and forth at will inarranging the ballot without affecting the counters, as the wing-platesupports the pawls above the succeeding counter-teeth. The wing-platealso serves as a stop to the movement of the pawls and voting-slidesunless they are operated in the proper way and with a key of the rightshape and length. Eachiof these wing-plates connects by a lever H andconnecting-rods H and H with the exit-lever, so that in the finalmovement of the latter the wing-plate falls and allows the pawls toengage the counters at their next succeeding teeth.

Referring to Fig. 11, it is to be understoml that the parts arerepresented in the initial position, with the lock-bars F moved over tothe extreme right (the locking position) and out of register with theslide G and its key O, which in action passes between the wings F F andis thrust down far enough to reach the wing D of the pawl I) and liftthe pawl out of engagement with the counter E. In the position shown thevoter can do nothing until one or more of the votingslides is moved tothe right in register with the lock barsthat is to say, until thekeyhole (.1' is directly above the space between the wings F This isdone as to a whole ticket of such slides by the action of theentrance-lever, as

explained elsewhere. Once in register he may now move back a singleslide by use oi the key and may then move up to voting position a slidefor this same or any other candidate for the same oflice. 7

On cross-bars F are mounted slide-rods F directly below the slide-rodsof the upper series. They are provided with lateral wings f or lugs F,adapted to engage the dependii'ig l limbs of the voting-slides and movethem in In Fig. l7l1ve are included i sleeve 1' on a rock-shaft 1extending across '1 the machine.

On the sleeve is also mounted a a series of bails I", having groovedhubs 1, adapted to engage with studs 1" 1n the rock- ISO shaftprojecting through slots 15in the sleeve.

The bails are set at different radial angles, as shown, and are adaptedto engage studs or screws 1 projecting from the rims of the sectors. Anybail may move independently of any other, and by inserting screws orstuds in the sector in the path of its movementit moves such sectorswithout affecting the position of any others. By this means it ispossible to classify voters according to their qualifications as, forexample, women, who may exercise a limited suffrage, citizens livingoutside a precinct, but who may vote therein as to township ofiicers,&c. fast to the sleeve, which has a limitedrotary movement on therock-shaft. To the shaft is attached a crank 1, adapted to engage with ahook J, connecting by intermediate mechanism, hereinafter to bedescribed, with the entrance-lever. By sliding the rock-shaft end- Wiseit is made to engage by its studs I with any desired bail. The properposition of the rock-shaft with respect to any bail is indicated by adial or indicator 1 engaging by rack and pinion with the rock-shaft, asshown. To the end of the sleeve adjacent tothe crank is secureda-sector-gear I, meshing with a com- Ipanion gearl on a short rock-shaftK, to

which is also secured a double-armed lever K and K actuated by theexit-lever through the medium of a hook K engaging a stud K. Theoperation of this part of the machine is as follows: In the case of avoter entitled to vote only for certain candidates a screw is removed orwithdrawn from the path .of a bail corresponding to the voting-slideofeach of such candidates. The raising of the entrance-lever moves all theslides of some selected ticket to voting position. The lowering of thesame lever draws back the hook J,

, which catching the crank I draws it back and carries with it the hailfrom the path of which such screws were removed. This movement carriesback to the initial position all the voting-slides and connected sectorsexcept those from which the intercepting screws were withdrawn. Theserepresentthe lawful ticket of this particular class of voters and theonly ticket possible for him to vote, as all other parts of the machineare locked against any attempt he may make to vote illegally. It will beunderstood that the arrangement of the machine for diflerent classes maybe done before the day of election by the proper judges, who also in.the case of any voter in a special class will set the machine tocorrespond to his case before he raises the entrance-lever. The finalmovement of the exit-lever serves, through the mechanism abovedescribed, to move back the bail fixed. to the sleeve, and this restoresto the initial position all the sectors that have been moved'by; thevoter by contact with the arms 1 a The mechanism for the independentticket One of the bails I is made is best illustrated in Fig. 1 4. L isa roll of paper, the web of which passes over rolls L and L and betweenfeed-rolls L". These are actuated by gearing L, ratchet L and adouble-arm lever L, provided with a pawl L One such lever connects by arod L with a cross-bar L", which is moved in one direction by thevoting-slides C and in the other by a rod L connecting the other armwith the lever, which operates the classifier and which is finallyactuated by the exit-lever. The paper-web passes over a plate'L, whichserves as a writing-tablet, and under the slides C, so that it isimpossible to write on the paper u ntil a slide is pushed back, exposingenough surface for a name. In practice these slides have a longermovement than those in the body of theimachine and are provided with adepending lip (J to engage the'cross-bar L"; otherwise they do notdiffer materially from those already described. Their coactingsliderodsF slide at one end on a cross-bar F and at the otherend each connectswith a lever F", to which also lower down one of each of the upper bankof long slide-rods connects. The pawl of the slide D engages a shoulderon a cross-plate 1) when the slides are in normal position. It isprovided with a wing 1.), adapted to engage a cross-bar D shortly afterit is moved to the right, it being understood that at this time thewing-plate H is depressed. This serves to lock the slide almost as soonas it is moved, so that it is impossible for a voter to duplicate orrecall his action. Whether he decides to write a ballot or not he mustfully operate the slide before he can release the key. It is also to beunderstood that in uncovering a space for the writing of an independentballot he has locked the machine as to all other correspondingcandidatesthat is to say, all the candidates on the same longitudinalline of the machine in the case of single-candidate oflices and as toall candidates in all groups. The movement of all the slides is limitedby cross-rods F In, this case, as in all others, the voter must firsthave moved into voting positionsome regular party-ticket, and before hecan vote independently he must scratch that is to say,

move back the voting-slide ofa candidate towhom he objects.

At one corner of the machine corresponding to the head is pivoted theentrance-lever M. M is a simple dash-pot to absorb the concussion in.case the lever is allowed carelessly to fall. ted link M with abell-crank lever N, which is linked to another similar lever N, securedto one of the pawl-carrying wing-plates and coupled to all theothers. Itis also linked to a lever G engaging the grouping mechanism and alreadydescribed. The entrancelever also connects by a link M with a shifter Mconnecting by a suitable fork with a sleeve 0, mounted in bearings O.Another This lever connects by a slotshifter M engages the. sleeve nearthe other end and connects with the hook which actuates the classifieralready described. The

sleeve is positively turned by a shaft on sleeve and suitably spaced arestuds 0 one thefunder side of the hook and for each party-ticket. A studOregisters when in proper position with'grooves in the bearings 0 It isthus impossible to raise the entrance-lever until the indicatorregisters with a number corresponding to some one of the party-tickets.When so set, the lever may be raised, and in so doing the sleeve slidesendwise and engages a lever P, forming a part of a bail P, extendingacross the machine behind all the voting-slides of one partyticket, oneof these being provided for each ticket. The bail is moved back when theentrance-lever descends by a collar 0', which engages the lever on theopposite side. Thus the first act of the voter on entering is to vote astraight party-ticket. If he now wishes to scratch his ticket, he may doso in the manner already described. It is to be noted that the slottedlink Mallows the entrance-lever to descend without disturbing thepawl-carriers, which are dropped by the exit-lever, as alreadydescribed.

At the foot of the machine on the same side as the entrance-lever is theexit-lever Q, which mayalso be provided with a cushioning dashpot Q. Tothis lever is connected the hook K, which through mechanism alreadydescribed draws all the voted slides back to the initial position. Thisis done as the lever descends behind the voter as he goes out. 'Inraising the lever to get out a slotted link draws back the armsconnected with the pawlcarriers and the vpawls descend to a position toengage a succeeding tooth of a counter,

which is of course moved one space as the pawl is drawn back by thefinal movement of the exit-lever. The lever K 'connects by a slottedlink K with a segmental, bevel-gear R, meshing with a pinion R on theshaft 0 This in the final movement of the exit-lever serves to restorethe shaft and sleeve to the initial position with the indicator at zero,when the machine is locked.- The book K is liberated from the stud K bythe exit-lever itself, which has a stud or shoulder at Q to engage 4lift it from the stud.

It is important that both the entrance and the exit levers beraised thefull distance of their travel; otherwise the voter might by stoopingawkwardly under a partially-raised lever, as some might be expected todo, get

,posite position.

inside and find the machine locked against him. To prevent this, alockis provided for each lever, so arranged that unless the lever iscompletely raised it will not fall again to the original position. Thislock is shown in Figs. 3 and 4. S is a double-toothed and double-actingpawl, held in alternative positions by an angular sprin S engaging a pinS The pawls are pivot ed from the pivot of either lever'and are coupledto theslide-shifting mechanism byjlinks S and S. Their teeth engagenotches Q in the levers, and they are so coupled that when one is inlocking position the other is in the op- Th'us in Fig. 4 the lever islocked, while in Fig. 3 it is unlocked, except by other mechanism.-Projectirig from each lever is a stud Q, (the one on the entranceleveris concealed by the.upper link,) which at a certain point in themovement of either lever, a point near the limit of its travel, strikesa pin S and trips the pawl, reversing its position.

The operation of the device will now be understood. The parts in bothfigures referred to are in the initial position. It' now a voter raisesthe entrance-lever part way, the pawl engages the lower notch and cannotthen be lowered; but'if it is raised to the full height the stud Q (seeFig.. 4) strikes the pin Sland reverses the pawl, when the lever may belowered. The raising of the entrance-lever has, however, through thesystem of links and levers'referred to, reversed the pawl' at theexit-lever, and it is thenin position to act in the manner justdescribed. The final movement of the exit-lever returns the parts to theinitial position.

An improved counter is shown in Figs. 18, 19, and 20. It comprises anumber of ratchets of'varying diameters, the units-wheel being largerthan the tens-wheel by the depth of all its notches but one and thetens-wheel being correspondingly larger than the hundreds-wheel. Onenotch in the units-wheel E and one in the tens-wheel E extends as deepas the notches in the hundreds-wheel E. When the slide-pawl reaches thisnotch in the a short distance units-wheel. it'catches a tooth of thetenswheel, and the same is true of the deep notch in the tens-wheel. ona fixed shaft provided with a springpressed pin T for each wheel, andnotches T are formed in the bore of the wheel-to engage 'with the pins.One-of these counters is provided for each voting-slide, excepting, ofcourse, the slides of the independent ticket, which need none.

Both the entrance and the exit levers are provided with springs toreturn them to normal position, so that 'no carelessness on the part ofthe operator will prevent their proper action.

In Fig. 5 the outer linesof the voting-booth are indicated by theextended lines at the up- The wheels are mounted 7 one of them,

per right and lower left hand corners, it being understood that thebooth incloses all the machine exceptthe exit-lever and the indicator ofthe classifier, which are in plain sight of the judges of election.stood also that the entrance-lever bars the voters passage to a positionbehind the ma chine and the exit-lever'hars his progress out as heleaves the booth, so that in voting he must operate both levers.

The sequence of operations is as follows: The machine is first madeready before the election by the proper election o'ificers, the propertickets being inserted, the grouper arranged for multicandidateofiices'as they occur, and the classifier adjusted to such classes aswill appear at the election. The voter first enters the booth and findshis progress barred by a lockedlever. If not previously instructed inthe use of the machine, he finds a card of instructions at his right. Inaccordtime with that he adjusts the indicator to a n umber correspondingto the ticket of his choice or that nearest his choice. He then raisesthe entrance-lever,which drops behind him if he carelessly lets go ofit. He has now, as previously explained, moved up to voting po. sitionthe voting-slides or vote-indicators, as they may be alternativelydesignated, of one entire party-ticket. In so doing their -pawls move alittle in advance of the upward movement of the pawl-carriers, so thatwhen they reach their final position to the right, which may be calledthe voting position,they all ride on one of said carriers. The othercarriers in the machine, as previously explained, bar the movement ofother slides, except as operated by the proper kby. If now the voterwished only to vote a straight ticket, he has nothing to do but pass outof the booth at the proper exit, the entrance-lever being locked behindhim. Just outside the booth he is barred bythe exit-lever, which he mustlift. This action drops all the pawl-carriers, when such of the pawls asare in voting position catch a succeeding tooth each of a counter, whichregistersas the exit-lever descends to normal position. If the voterwishes to scratch his ticket, he may only do so by canceling'the initialvote for an objectionable candidate. This he does by moving back therepresentative slide, which discloses some distinguishing color orsymbol in moving to voting position, and with it its appropriatelock-bar. This brings all the unvoted slides in register with thelock-bar, so that the key will operate any and he may vote the one ofhis choice, but only one until anotheriscanceled; When his ticket isarranged to his satisfaction, he passes out of the booth, as alreadydescribed,.and, his vote is registered. "An ex.- ception is to be notedin the case of groups, as in this case the cancellation of a votereleases all the other slides in the machine included in the group; butthe moving up of It is to be underany slide locks all except such ashave been moved up, so it is impossible for the voter to duplicate. 1fthe voter wishes to vote for one or more independent candidates, hecancels as above described and may then move a corresponding slideto'uncover paper on which to write the name of his candidate. Unlike therest of themachine, however, he is not in this case at liberty to recallhis action except by the cancellation of the name he has deliberatelywritten, as the machine is now locked as to this ofiice, (except in thecase ofgroups, as noted above.) To allow the voter to write, readjust,and move up more paper would of course be impracticable and lead togross fraud. He may of course; vote for other candidates for otheroffices, (in the case of groups for the same office;) but theconstruction of the machine is such as to bar him against duplicationand fraud.

To some positive and finally-moving part of the machinethe sleeve of theclassifier, for exampleis attached an arm V, engaging by aconnecting-rod V with a counter to tally the number of votes, suchcounter not being shown. The register as to individual candidates iscounted at the bottom of a horizontal or back of a vertical machine.

In the construction of this machine it has been found most convenient tomake the vote designating or indicating member in the form' of a slide,though in some machines the part performing a corresponding functi'on'isin the nature of a swinging lever, a push-button, or otherwise. The termvote designating member would apply to these and other forms of devicefor the purpose, as its function is to denote on the general face orkeyboard of the machine the particular candidate or question for whom orwhich the voter arranges his ballot.

As used herein and in the claims the term out of register refers to amechanical juxtaposition or alinementof parts and not to the act ofregistering or recording the vote.

Having. thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a voting-machine, the combination of a vote-designating member, acoordinate member normally out of'register therewith, and a key adaptedto coact withand move both when in register. I

2. In"a voting-machine, the combination of a vote-designating member, acoordinate member normally out of register therewith, a key adapted tocoact with and move both mernj bers when in register,- and means formoving the coordinate member to normal position, independent of the key.

3. In a voting-machine, the combination of a voting-slide, a coordinateslide-rod'normally out of register therewith, and a key adapted toengage both when in register substantially as described.

4. In a voting-machine, the combination of a voting-slide, a slide-rodnormally out of rega plurality of voting-slides, a slide-rod normally vout of register, but adapted to coact. therewith alternatively, and akey to engage the slides and the red when in register.

6. In a voting-machine, the combination of a plurality ofvoting-slides,coordinate members adapted when in register with the slides to permitconcurrent movement by a key,

means for locking the slides, and a key adapted to unloek'a slide andmove it concurrently with the coordinate member, substantially asdescribed. f v

7. In a voting-machine, the combination of a key-actuated voting-slide,a key-actuated coordinate slide-rod normally out of register with theslide, a keyto engage'both when in register, a lever to'move theslide-rod to normal position, and a connection of said leve with theslide-rod.

8. Ina voting-machine, the combinationof a pluralityof voting-slides,means for locking said slides against movement to voting position, aplurality of coordinate slide-rods adapt ed for key connection with theslides when in register, and normally out of register therewith, a keyengaging both the slides and sliderods when in register, and adapted tounlock the slide at its initial position, and means for moving theslide-rods to normal position independent of said hey.

9. In a voting-machine, the combination with a series ofvote-designating members corresponding to a party-ticket, anentrance-lever, and a connection thereof with said members adapted tomove them positively to voting position before any vote-designatingmember can be moved separately, substantially as I described.

10. In a voting-machine, the combination with a series ofvote-designatingmembers corresponding to a party-ticket, of anentrancelever and a connection thereof with said series of memberswhereby they are moved positively to voting position, and a lock toprevent change in their position except singly and alternately.

11. In a voting-machinm the' combination with locking mechanism normallyout of-register with vote-designating members, of a series of saidmembers corresponding to a partyticket, an entrance-lever, and mechanismcon' necting said leve'r with said series, whereby all are moved tovoting position and in register with the locking mechanism by saidentrance-lever.

12. In avoting-machine, the combination of multiple series ofvote-designating members,

bers except such as register therewith, and

normally out of register with all of them, an

entrancelever, and mechanism connecting said lever alternatively withany one of said series and adapted to move it into register with thelocking mechanism.

13. In a voting-machine, the combination of one or more series ofvoting-slides, mechanism adapted to lock them in normal position, a bailadapted to engage a series of slides and move them all into registerwith the locking mechanism, and an entrance-lever connected with saidbail.

14:. In a voting-machine, the combination of multiple series ofvoting-slides, locking mechanism therefor and normallyout of registertherewith, mechanism adapted to move a-series of slides into registerwith the locking mechanism, and a key to engage the slides and thelocking mechanism when in register, whereby the slides maybe movedsingly back I and forth, substantially as described.

' 15. In avoting-machine, the combination of one or morevote-designating members, locking mechanism therefor, an entrance-leverconnecting by suitable mechanism with said members'and adapted to movethem into register with the locking mechanism, and an exitleverconnecting with the locking mechanism, and adapted to move it out ofregister with said members.

16. In a voting-machine, the combination of .multiple series ofvote-designating members,

acoordinate series of locking devices adapted, when in register, tocoact therewith, a key adapted to engage both parts when in register,and a coupler for two or more of the lock ing devices, substantially asand for the purpose set forth.

17 In avoting-machine', the combination of voting-slides arranged incolumns and rows, locking devices in rows corresponding to andcoactingwith the slides through the medium of a key, a mutually-engagingkey, and a coupler to connect two or more of the locking devices.

18. In avoting-machine, the combination of multiple series of votingslides normally locked out of voting position, locking mechanismnormally out of register therewith, mechanism adapted to move any oneseries of slides into primary voting position and in register with thelocking mechanism, and a key whereby the voter is enabled to move theslides and locking mechanism singly and alternatel'y, and a coupler toconnect two or more of the locking devices, substantially as and for thepurpose set forth.

19.. In a voting-machine, the combination with multiple series ofvoting-slides adapted for independent engagement with lockingslide-rods, a series of reciprocating slide-rods adapted to engagesingly with the slides. and a coupler to connect two or more of saidrods,

mechanism adapted to look all of said mem- '1 whereby the severalcandidates in any group ing to the various ofiices, means for connectingany desired number of them so as to move slmultaneously, and aconnection of each with a row of slides corresponding to an oflice.

- 21. In a voting-machine, the combination with voting-slldescorresponding to the varlouscandldates and oflices, of a classifiercomprising a series of reciprocating members with multiple points ofengagement with actuatlng mechanism, a connection of each with a row ofslides correspondlng to an ofiice, and

i a series of independently-moving bails, to engage said reciprocatingmembers at diverse points, substantially as described.

22. In a votingmachine having movable vote indicating members,aclassifier com prising aseries ot' movable members corresponding to thevarious offices, a connection thereof with their appropriate votingmembers, means for moving any number of, selected classifier members,and means for restoring all to primary position.

23. In a voting-machine having votingslides for the various candidatesarranged as to tickets and 'oflices, a classifier comprising a series ofoscillating arms with removable studs at intervals thereon, aconnectionof said arms with slides of corresponding offices, a series of' leversorbails adapted to engage such studs as lie in theirpaths,and means forbringing any one of said'bails into action.

24. In avoting-mach'ine,havingvote slides for the various candidates,and connections thereof by oifices' with the classifier, a classifiercomprising a series ofoscillating mem" bers, each connecting with thevote-slides of its appropriate oifice, means for bringing any desiredset of said members into action, and an indicator to denote the set soselected.

25. In a voting-mach'ine,'a classifier comprising a series ofoscillating arms or sectors corresponding to the various oflices;removable studs therefor, bails adapted 'tofengage the studs lying intheirpaths, a slidi'ng'rockshaft adapted to separately engage saidbails, and means for oscillating said'shaft and for restoring all theparts to primary position.

, '26. In a voting-'machinmthe described classifier, comprising arock-shaft provided with a sector-engaging stud, a sleeve onsaid shaft,a bail fixed to said sleeve, a series of sectorsmounted loosely on saidsleeve,.and provided with removable studs to engage actuating-bails, andoneor more-bails mountedloosely on said sleeve and adapted to engage therock-shaft studs.

27. In 'a voti-ngmachine"having members corresponding to the variousacandidates'arranged as to tickets and olfices, an entrancelever andconnected mechanism adapted to move one party-ticket slide to votingposition, a classifier adapted, to separate therefrom certain candidatesslides, and a connection of the entrance-lever with the classifierwhereby the secondary action of saidlever throws out of" action allslides not properly included in'the particular class.

' 28. The combination in a voting-machine having voting-slides,substantlall y as shown, of a classifier adapted to throwcertaln'voting-slides out of action, an entrance-lever and connectedmechanism adapted to operate the canceling portion of said classifier,an exitlever and connected mechanism to restore the whole classifier toprimary position.

29. In a 'oting-machine having vote-designating slides for the regularcandidates and covering-slides for independent candidates, a series oflock bars or rods independent of said slides andnormally out of registertherewith, a key adapted to actuate the slides and lock-bars when inregister. a movable web for independent ballots normally covered by theindependent-ticket slides, an exitlever, mechanism adapted to restorethe slides and lockbars to initial'position and advance the Web. and aconnection of the exit-lever with said restoring mechanism.

30. In a voting-machine having vote-designating members arranged as totickets and offices, the combination of an entrance-lever, a

ticket-selecting indicator adapted to bring the entrance-lever intoactuating relation with the ticket-slides so indicated, and a connectionof said lever. with such selecting mechanlsm,

whereby, through the joint action of the indicator and theentrance-lever the voter arranges a straight ballot as the first-act inyoting.

31. In a voting-machine having vote-designating members arranged as totickets and oflice's, and mechanism adapted to move to voting positionall of any set corresponding to a party-ticket, the combination of alever connected with said mechanism, and a ticketselecting indicatoradapted to release the lever as tothe ticket selected, and permitthevoting of said party-ticket as a whole.

32. In a voting-machine having voting slides an actuating-lever to movethem to voting position, and connecting mechanism, sub- Stantially asdescribed, a party-ticket-selecting indicator which sets the connectingmechanism and locks the machine, except as set- .for some party-ticket.

33. In a voting-machine having votingslides arranged as to party-ticketsand ofiices, bails adapted. to move to voting position an entire set ofparty-ticket slides, a ticket-selector adapted to register with a singleselected ticket-bail, and a lever connecting with said ticket-selector,substantially as described.

34. In a voting-machine having entrance and exit levers, voting-slidesand connecting l in the same position, and a counterwith whichmechanism, a party-ticket-selecting device, and means adapted tonormally lock the entrance-lever and to release the same only when theselecting device is set to any party-ticket, and a connection of saidselecting device with the exit-lever whereby itis restored to normalposition in the final act of voting.

A party-ticket-selecting device for a votinganachine, comprising arotatable and sliding sleeve, an indicator adapted to turn the same,alever and connection to slide said sleeve, studs projectingfrom thesleeve radially in dif- 'ferent planes, and levers corresponding to thevarious party-tickets to engage said studs successively when broughtinto register withthe indicator and movedgby said lever.

36. In a voting-machine, the comblnatlon of a voting-slide, a pawl withan extended nose,

connecting therewith, adapted to be lifted by a key, a counter withwhich said pawl ens gages in the final act of voting, and a carriertoengage said pawl-nose and support the pawl free from the counter untilsaid final act.

'37. In a voting-machine, the combination of a voting-slide, akey-actuated pawl with an extended nose, connected therewith, a carrierfor said pawl-nose during the preliminary operatlons of voting, acounter with which the pawl'finally engages, anda key to tilt the pawlwhile moving the slide back and forth.

38. In a votingzrnachine, the combination of a voting-slide, akey-lifted pawl with an extended nose, attached thereto, a carrieradapted to support the pawl-nose when moved to voting position and tolock other pawls not the pawl finally engages. I

39. In a voting-machine, the combination of a voting-slide, a key-liftedpawl attached thereto, a counter with which the pawl finally engages, acarrier adapted to hold the pawl away from the counter, entrance andexit levers, a connection of the entrance-lever with the carrier wherebyit is moved to supporting position, and a connection of the exit-leverwith the slide and carrier, whereby the latter is restored to primaryposition and the pawl is left unsupported.

40. In a voting-machine, a plurality of votearranging members for amultiple-candidateofiic'e, locking mechanism therefor adapted to act asa unit, and means whereby said votearranging members move the lockingmechanism back and forth in arranging the ballot.

41. In a voting-machine, a plurality of votedesignating memberscorresponding to partyticltets and offices, locking mechanism there foradapted to act as a unit in each office, and mechanism adapted topositively move to voted position a set of vote-designating memberscorresponding to a party-ticket as the initial act in voting, and beforethe locking mechanism can be moved back and forth in arranging theballot.

In testimony whereof I afiix mysignatnre in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM GLENN. Witnesses:

J. M. ST. JOHN, J. F, GROAT.

